Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 1657: Chapter 1657: Two Foodies, One Old and One Young

”Dan Tai Xuan esteems Young Master Mu highly, even feels that I, as his elder brother, am not worthy of carrying your shoes in the future. I also wish to see just how much potential you possess,” Dantai Changqing said jokingly, evidently in agreement.

”Han Yan, why don’t you give it a try,” Ye Lanfeng naturally did not object. Though he cared for Mu Hanyan more than anyone else, though he worried about her safety more than anyone else, he equally respected her more than anyone else. As long as it was something she decided on, he would never oppose it. Besides, he knew that Mu Hanyan was not a reckless person; she must have her reasons for suggesting this, so as always, he chose to trust her.

”Since all of you agree, I have nothing more to say. If you are not afraid, then neither am I.” Seeing that the four of them had no objections, Shao Chengxiong did not object either. As a martial arts fool, he had long disregarded life and death many years ago.

Of course, judging from his words, there was still some doubt about Mu Hanyan, clearly holding onto a thought of gambling with life.

”What about you?” Mu Hanyan turned to look at Zhuang Ping’an and the others.

”If it weren’t for you, we would have died in the North Abyss Misty Plain long ago. So let’s fight once more,” Zhuang Ping’an said boldly.

”Don’t say it so tragically, Hanyan has never failed before, and it won’t be an exception this time,” Yue Fanchen said with a relaxed smile, full of confidence in Mu Hanyan.

”Yes, how could Hanyan possibly fail, what else is there to say, let’s get started.” Ye Yanran said as she took out several chicken legs and asked the people around, ”Do you want some? There’s nothing else to do, might as well eat our fill first.”

Seeing her carefree manner, everyone around was rendered speechless; this was just too careless.

It wasn’t just Ye Yanran who was carefree, Qu Shanling took out a pork leg from somewhere, took a bite, and said, ”Exactly, exactly, what’s there to ask? How could we not trust you? Let’s eat our fill first.”

Watching this pair of gluttons, everyone around was sweating bullets. Despite the same trust in Mu Hanyan, when facing a life-or-death decision, they were still somewhat nervous, unlike Ye Yanran and Qu Shanling who were so relaxed and joyful. There was no denying, compared to their trust, theirs had a bit of a fanatical flavor.

”Young Master Mu, feel free to go ahead, we believe in you.” Ignoring Ye Yanran and Qu the Godman with their mouths full of oil, the others all spoke up encouragingly.

”Well then, what about you?” Receiving affirmative responses, Mu Hanyan turned her gaze to the dozen or so Holy Court elites.

”Since no one else has objections, neither do we,” said a young man in the lead.

It was obvious they were somewhat worried, and it was no wonder since they hadn’t had much interaction with Mu Hanyan. Although they had seen her extraordinary qualities, given that it was a matter of life and death, how could they easily entrust their lives to someone else? Yet, since the four Holy Saints and the numerous descendants of the Guardian of the Gods agreed, they could find no reason to oppose.

Besides, if they wanted to object, they could simply leave, but how could they bear to miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

No matter what they thought, in the end, everyone agreed.

”Alright, since everyone has such faith in me, I shall do my utmost,” Mu Hanyan nodded and said solemnly.

She knew that from this moment on, everyone’s lives might be in her hands.

Shao Chengxiong was also decisive in his actions; seeing that no one objected, he began to teach Mu Hanyan the hand gestures.

When the Holy Master had first taught him the hand gestures, there had been no prohibition against him teaching others. In fact, there were other Holy Court disciples present at the time, so he had no reservations.

Mu Hanyan dared not be careless for a moment, fully concentrating on learning. It was also then that she realized that these hand gestures were even more complex than she had imagined.

The hand gestures consisted of twelve sets, originally meant for each of the Twelve Saints to specialize in one set, and then collectively work to open the barrier. However, because there were only four saints, with one never having appeared, Ye Lanfeng, Dantai Changqing, Shao Chengxiong, and Wei Xiaotian each needed to specialize in three sets.

Each of the twelve sets of hand gestures was mysteriously intricate, interconnected, complementing one another. To master one set was a feat, not to mention mastering three sets and needing perfect coordination with others, the difficulty multiplied several times.

Shao Chengxiong’s repeated failures could not be blamed on poor learning skills or lack of talent; the difficulty of these hand gestures was truly overwhelming.

Fully concentrating on learning the hand gestures, three days passed by without notice.

During these three days, Mu Hanyan not only had to master the three sets of hand gestures that Shao Chengxiong was responsible for but also had to memorize the other nine sets, otherwise, she couldn’t cooperate seamlessly with Ye Lanfeng and the others.

”Alright, you have memorized all these hand gestures, take some more time to comprehend them. The Heavenly Curtain Divine Shadows can probably sustain another day or two, there’s still some time.” After three days, both the student and the teacher were exhausted, Shao Chengxiong wiped the sweat from his forehead while speaking to Mu Hanyan.

”Brother Shao, thank you for your efforts,” Mu Hanyan nodded and said.

Though Shao Chengxiong was a bit arrogant, he was also generous, putting his all into teaching her the hand gestures without holding anything back.

”No worries, no worries.” Shao Chengxiong no longer held any disdain for Mu Hanyan, in fact, he felt a bit of admiration.

In just three days, she had memorized all these hand gestures, practicing them with ease. While she still lacked his comprehension, in terms of proficiency, she was entirely on par with him.

To know that it took him three whole months to reach such mastery of the three sets. Three days to three months, reflecting on his past arrogance and those sarcastic remarks in front of Mu Hanyan, Shao Chengxiong felt it was utterly laughable, more so a great mockery of himself.

”Alright, you should continue to ponder over it.” In front of Mu Hanyan, Shao Chengxiong even felt a bit ashamed, so he didn’t say much more.

Mu Hanyan nodded, then closed her eyes, calming her mind to contemplate.

”Alright, we can begin now,” Mu Hanyan opened her eyes and said to Ye Lanfeng and the others.

”What...!” Shao Chengxiong, who had been drinking water to take a break, choked and spat it out.

From the moment he finished speaking just moments ago, less than seven and a half minutes had passed, and she had already completed her comprehension?

”Cough, cough, Young Master Mu, I know you are immensely talented, but this matter must not be taken lightly; you better ponder over it again,” Shao Chengxiong, now no longer underestimating Mu Hanyan, sincerely advised, aware of the difficulty in cultivating the hand gestures, his words were extremely gentle and courteous.